A decadent and super-moist pineapple cake from a recipe by Margarite. This one-bowl cake features a baked-on brown sugar and pecan topping, and is then saturated with a hot, buttery buttermilk glaze right out of the oven.

Author

Margarite


Recipe

Cake

MeasurementsIngredients
2 cupsFlour
1 ½ cupsSugar
2 tspBaking Soda
2Eggs
1 (20 oz) canCrushed Pineapple, undrained

Streusel Topping

MeasurementsIngredients
1 CupBrown Sugar
1 CupChopped Pecans

Buttermilk Glaze

MeasurementsIngredients
1 ½ cupsSugar
¾ cupButtermilk
½ stick (¼ cup)Oleo (Margarine or Butter)
1 tspVanilla

Instructions

  1. Prepare the Cake: Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
  2. In a large bowl, mix all the cake ingredients (flour, 1 ½ cups sugar, baking soda, eggs, and the undrained can of pineapple) together until just combined.
  3. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
  4. Add Streusel: Sprinkle the 1 cup of brown sugar and 1 cup of chopped pecans evenly over the top of the batter.
  5. Bake: Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  6. Make Glaze: While the cake is baking, prepare the glaze. In a saucepan, combine the 1 ½ cups sugar, buttermilk, and oleo/butter. Bring to a rolling boil.
  7. Once it boils, remove the pan from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
  8. Finish: As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, pour the hot glaze evenly over the hot cake. Let the cake cool completely in the pan before serving.